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A Darkness At The Door by Intisar Khanani

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baroo92's review

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really adore these characters and this world, so I have my fingers crossed that Intisar is going to write more in this universe! 🤞Rae is a very well-rounded character. I really love how her experiences reflect her development- she’s a country girl from a fairly nice village, so it makes sense when she has sheltered moments of shock at the world she’s been thrown into. It’s a really nice reminder that just because some choices have been normalized in society, they aren’t necessarily GOOD choices. Even if as a reader sometimes you want her to just go along with the flow, I love that she’s actually given narrative time to work through her feelings and navigate her morals.
Her chemistry with Bren is so PALPABLE. Love it love it love it, I bookmarked so many of their banter scenes so I can go back and reread them- their reuniting scene was so THRILLING! I also loved how much Rae’s relationships with other characters continued to blossom as well, everyone was very well fleshed out.

Truly the only thing that takes points off for me is
the lack of a kiss scene. Even after we’ve had a love declaration and ACCEPTED PROPOSAL, it’s easier to talk about a magical vasectomy than to have even one small chaste kiss? Or even in the epilogue section where they’re past married and hunting slavers, I’d have loved just a tiny bit of physical affection payoff for all the build up. Especially as a disabled character who regularly talks about how her disability makes her feel physically unattractive- I wanted at least a little more physical affection to round out that storyline and let her sit in the feeling of really being loved for her whole self.
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